(Jul. 9) – Another major award for the Italian cinema after the recognitions in Berlin and Cannes. “Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy” won the Special Jury Prize at 47th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Giorgio Colangeli, one of the protagonist , received the prize from Richard Peña, president of the Jury and director of the New York Film Festival and the Film Society of Lincoln Center. The Karlovy Vary is one of the main film events in Eastern Europe and this year hosted several Italian film: besides “Piazza Fontana: The Italian Conspiracy”; “Vacuum” by Giorgio Cugno in the section Forum of Independents, “Caesar must die” by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani, “Diaz” by Daniele Vicari, “Reality” by Matteo Garrone, and “Mainland” by Emanuele Crialese in the section Horizons; “The silence of Pelesjan” by Pietro Marcello in the Documentary Films – Out of Competition; “Dracula 3D” by Dario Argento in the section Midnight Screenings. In collaboration with Istituto Luce Cinecittà. The Festival also dedicated a tribute to Michelangelo Antonioni by presenting a complete retrospective of his short films and documentaries. (red)
